Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-31

proposition. He will also PROBABLY be
elected principal Of the colored high
school located at the same place.
The Florida Southern Railway Com
pauy proposes to have fire department
ali to itself, and to that end has just pur-
chased very handsome and useful little
hand fire engine, which is stored in the
freight warehouse IN Palatka. The en-
CINE was purchased for the better protsc-
ton of the Florida Southern property IN
the event OF fire.
Messrs. j. Zimmerman, agents at Gin
! cinnat of the Adams Express Company,
W. h. Clayton and ID. i. Jack, OF the
Southern Express Company, are lnvesti-
| eating the field in st. Augustine, Palatka
| and other points. The express authOri-
| ties are trying to make ARRANGEMENTS TO
| carry cars of Florida vegetables through
| TO Cincinnati without renandling en-
route.
! The intended construction of two new
! dry docks, one at New York and one at
/ Norfolk, has turned attention 10 the dock
which has been lying in an unfinished
condition for a long time at Pensacola.
Admiral Harmony said that II two
more sections could be added TO
the four that lie there a dock could be
constructed that would float vessel as
large as the Atlanta.
Orlando Reporter: From Secretary
Rerdell we learn that the business OF the
late South Florida Fair mas been nearly
all settled. The bills, premiums and
purses have been paid in full. OF the
| subscriptions, some have been paid in
full, While some are still unpaid. OF the
| latter, the officers propose to collect a
percentage only, and the amount thus
collected they viii turn over TO subscrlb-
ers who have paid in full, thus equalizlng
the matter among the subscribers"
The bridge at the mine Mile Hum
mock" nine miles west OF Palatka on the
| Orange Spring road, was burned down
on Thursday night. The woods in that
section were being burned of. and owing
to the extreme drought the fire got beyond
control. and besides dong other damage
| burned this bridge. The bridge was COM
! paTatlVely new one, built at the eX-
pense of the county. The road is very
much travelled, ana the bridge is q serious
loss to the people OF that section. 1he
County Commissioners will consider the
matter of rebuilding it at their next
meeting,
Tampa Tribune, March 90; The sloop
Cora Lee, Ira Washington, master, lett
here on March 9, having on board MIR. f.
a. SaImonson, OF this place, and Mr.. 5. NJ.
! ktUn, with two sons, from CArroiton,
Q. They ctuised down as far as Captive
leland, taking in number of places en-
route. On their return trip, while just
of Boca Grande, on Wednesday evening
OF last week. they encountered some
heavy winds, which carried all their rig
! ging overheard. The sea was running
very high, and they were drifting out into
the Cuff. when, at an OppOrtune mo-
ment, they were sighted by the schooner
Peerless and rescued.
Pensacola Commercial: The following
ia told by Congressman John }. O'Nelll,
! OF Missouri: "We We're leaving Pensa-
cola navy yard this afternoon, when we
came upon an lrishman gazing in awe
struck wonder ut one of the large anchors
| which lie within the Enclosure. A marine
approached aud said to him: it's 5
O'Clock, my man. 'Phat the dIyil have l
to do with that" said the Hibernian.
You must leave the yard said the ma
rine, no visitors are allowed within the
| gates after this time 'WelI,' said the
| lrishman, and he pointed at the anchor,
| Il don't lave this ward, be Jabers, till |
see the fellow that handles that pick !"
Few men have the courage to look
death tull in the face, but an incident Oc-
CURED Friday at the ticket office at the
South Florida railway depot in Orlando,
winch shows that at least one Individual
can calmly make preparations for the
economical transportation OF his remains
after he has shutlled of this mortal coil.
| While the ticket agent was busy dispOsing
of the travelling pastebOards a delicate,
| emaoIated man walked up to the ticket
| window and tried hard to induce the ac-
| cOmmOdating puncher OF the pastebOards
| to allow him transportation OF his re-
| mains to his Northern home on the unused
| half of his return trip ticket which he had
purchased before leaving the North.
At Palatka a convention was held Mon
day night composed of "A few OF the lead
ing citizens, wao were Mugwumps, Dem
Ocrats and the recent element OF the
| Republican party, to take preliminary
| steps toward calling nominating con-
| VentOn. A committee of seven was ap-
pointed to direct the method OF procedure
| at the nominating convention. The OPP
position had "pScked' the hall, in order
| TO run things their own way, but were
sat down upon early in the evening. A
spirited debate took place between sew
| eraI leading citizens which tended to
| show the condition of affairs.
| The convention Will be held next Thurs
day. DR.. A. T. Coleman was chairman,
and 7. j. Appleyard secre airy.
AT Jacksonville Monday morning quite
an excitement was caused among the
passengers OF the Florida Railway and
! Navigation O'Clock train by a tourist
| suddenly dying in his seat. The deceased
was IN the last stage OF consumption,
aud had to be carried from the waiting
room to the car, although he got into the
| coach by himself and walked to his seat.
| But the effort seemed too much tor him,
TOR after minute or so he gave "A few
gasps and expired. His wife became al
most PROSTATE from grief, as she had with
Her four little children. The sympathies
Of the passengers were aroused and every.
Thing was done to comfort the bereaVed
/ woman. The body was removed from the
tram, Il dead wagon was sent for and the
| remains carried to Undertaken Oak for
burial. Tue widow would not give her
husbands name, but it was learned that
The family were from New York and they
were going home from Crescent City,
| Where they had been for some time, by
the Mallory line.
For some days past, q. G. Williams.
an attorney from Washington, d, g., has
been in sanford. he is there in the
interest of Mrs. George sawyer and
her sstn, who has become OF age.
Il is alleged that the late George Saw
yer was unfortunate in that he had two
wives-that is to say, he lett wife and "A
young son in Connecticut when he went
TO Florida some fourteen years ago. His
last wife, who was known in Sanford as
his lawful wife. came with him there
They were in not the best financial cir
| cumatauces when thOV located in IA ford